The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-06
Nelson Receives Strong Support, but His Vote
Falls Many Thousands Below the Figures
Claimed by His Friends on Monday,
And His Party Will Have to Content It
self with Electing One Alderman.
feated-The Cincinnati Labor Leaders
Threaten Contest Of Smiths Election.
THE CHICAGO CONTEST.

p CHICAGO, April 5.-The day dawned cleSr and |
cool, but pleasant, and voting began early, even |
in the aristocratic quarters There were mon in |
line at all the polling places before the windows
we're opened at o'clock, aud between and |
o'clock the bailoting was as rapid as it could be,
and good deal more SO than is usually the case
at municipal contest The United Labor peo-
pie were enthusiastic and confident, but great
mass OF reports from all parts of the city made
it plain that, strange as it may seem, the labor
people were not well nor as universally repre-
sented at the polls as they were year ago. At
a half dozen precincts heard from there were no
United Labor ticket peddlers on hand up to
o'clock. There were the usual incidents to an
election, except that there appeared to be
perfect order and good temper. In
certain of the precincts the labor
ticket peddlers had little American flags in their
button holes or stuck in their hats. In certain
others there were circulars being distributed
with the red flag of the Socialists in one corner
and the stars and stripes in another, with some
reading matter making comparisons between.
The politicians about town. Independent of any
claims made at the headquarters, were of the
opinion that Roche and the rest of the Repub-
ican ticket would have majority of from 15,-
600 to 25,00o The latter figure was most gen.
orally given this morning when it had become
certain that the day was to be splendid one.
and that the voters were to have no excuse for
not getting out
4 very large vote was polled in all the wards,
ana the returns indicate that John A. Roche,
Republican candidate for Mayor, has been
elected by majority ranging from %. 600 to 3d.
OO0 The balance of the Republican ticket also
received large majorities. Robert Nelson. the
candidate of the United Labor party, received
strong support, but the aggregate of the labor
vote was not as large by number of thousands
as had been estimated. In the Fourteenth
ward, where the Labor party expected decisive
results, the majority for Roche was
nearly 500, and in several other wards
counted upon by the supporters of Nelson the
voting was in favor Of the Republicans. There
was no special excitement during the day, the
voting proceeding in all the precincts in q
steady. quiet manner. The Republican ticket
received considerable Democratic support that
party having no ticket in the field, and dividing
to vote between Roche and Nelson.
Early this morning Theodore Frankson a
ticket peddler for the Labor party, dropped dead
on the sidewalk at the first precinct of the Third
ward. He had just arrived at his post of duty.
This evening the great Republican victory is be-
ing celebrated by bonfres and other jubilations
The United Labor party polled just one half
of the number of votes they predicted three
nights ago, before Robert Nelson their candi-
date for Mayor. distinctly declared for the red
flag. He said in public that if Sunday-school
children could march in procession with their
h.- a. L.
reason why workingmen, if equally orderly,
could not do the same, even if the color of their
banner was red. Since then the campaign has
been fought solely on that issue, and the result
| is surprise to every one, Socialists and anti
| Socialists alike. Two United Labor aldermen
are the only successful candidates of that party.
| Their general ticket is buried under majority
of 80, 600 votes.
| The Republicans made clean sweep with their
city and town tickets, except that Samuel B.
| Chase, the Democratic candidate for assessor OF
| the North Town, pulls through. The Democrats
| elected cne alderman, James r. Appleton, in the
| Second ward
| AT midnight the returns show the United La
Dor party elected only one man in the entire city
Connor, their candidate for alderm an in the
|
Sixth, is defeated Connors majority is les.
than 400.
1t was only last night that the Socialist or
ganizer Gruenhut made the assertion that the
seven condemned Anarchists would be saved by
his party polling at least their IS, 900 pledget
votes, eecting Socialist city treasurer. their
entire West Town ticket, and six to nine alder
men. The party poled, in round numbers
about 20,000 votes. "We have only held the olt
Socialist vote" said Gruenhut sadly tonight.
There was a notable absence Of drunkenness
The United Labor party had made it campaign
cry that not man of their ticket would owe his
election to votes pure hased with whisky.
In the absence Of Democratic ticket tn
Democrats who voted cast their ballots almost
unanimously for the Republican candidates. l
is estimated that about 10 per cent of the Dem
ocrats failed to vote at all, not wishing to vote
Republican ticket and unwilling to indorse tn
candidates opposing. Throughout the day tn
Republicans and their Democratic allie
industriously distributed flaming dodeer
presenting the issue of the election as the Amer
lean flag against the red. The United Labo
party en0eayored to meet this with an equal,
highly colored circular charging that Mr.. Roch,
was an Orangeman. The plan failed signally
and one of the characteristic incidents of tn
day was the arrest, in the Fifteenth ward, b
Officer John Ryan, of Herman Meyer for Gil
culating the ant-Roche circulars. The arres
nearly led to riot, but he was released O.
promising to desist. Similar scenes were enac
ed in other wards, and have led to charges b
the United Labor leaders of unwarranted inter
ference on the part of the police
The two successful candidates of the Unite,
Labor party are Connor and Divorak for alder
men in the Fifth and Sixth wards, respectively
Their election had been conceded from tn
start but the majority is smaller than they ar
tcipated 1t was generally expected that th
noted Socialist George Schilling would b
elected alderman in the Fourteenth ward, bu
at the last moment his strength was diverte
by Riordan, Democrat.
In many of the various wards ladies wer
present distributing Prohibition tickets. Th
candidates of that party drew about their usu,
force.
The Final Figures.
CHICAGO, April 5.-Returns from all the ward
] give Roche. lRepublicanl 81. 0S9; Nelson Unite